Lead Safety Themes

The following themes have been listed to help entrants visualise an art concept which illustrates a message: The lead-safety theme you choose to illustrate with your image is a vital part of your entry and the words of the lead-safety action can even be incorporated, if you wish, into your artwork.

In 2018 we would love for entrants to create an art concept and lead safety message which will look great on a Lead Safety Poster for gun clubs or shooting ranges. For example, VAP entries showing lead safety aspects of guns and shooting, leaded ammunition, non-leaded ammunition, gun club settings (including rainwater tanks and hygiene facilities), bullet traps, spent ammunition lying on the ground, rainwater containment and of shooting ranges, waterways in or near them, and wildlife. We believe that getting posters into gun clubs and other steps like this are key in ensuring a lead-safe future for our wildlife, children and generations to come.

Entrants can create their own lead-safe behavioural-change message or choose one of the following themes for their image:

“In our lead-safe future, the only source of lead in air, will be volcanoes”

“The most important lead test at any age, is a blood lead test – ask your doctor”

“If you live near an active volcano or a lead mine or lead smelter – ask your doctor for a blood lead test annually throughout your life”

“Test traditional herbal or folk medicines for lead before taking them, or have a blood lead test if you already use them”

“Leadlighting can be made lead-safely in a properly equipped workshop”

“Don’t melt lead or leaded e-waste at home – create a child-free lead-safe workplace or take it to a scrap metal recycler”

“Lead acid batteries should only ever be recycled in a regulated high-tech lead-safe smelter complex”

“Stay smart – live longer – protect your offspring – work lead-safe”

“There’s lead in cigarettes! Protect your family from tobacco smoke. Quit TODAY!

“Test paint for lead before renovating. Never create lead paint dust or lead fumes.”

“Lead causes early death in adults and IQ loss in kids. Keep your blood lead level below 2 micrograms per decilitre always.”

“Give your kids nutritious meals and snacks before they play – an empty stomach absorbs more lead”

“Get your leaded ceiling dust professionally vacuumed by a member of the Australian Dust Removalists Association (ADRA)”

“Today you can buy artists paints that do not contain heavy metals like lead, but if you are using leaded artists paints, make sure you never hold the paintbrushes in your mouth or get the paint in or on you”